It was perhaps the first publicly finance railroad in California. Unfortunately, the Sacramento, Placer and Nevada Railroad was cut short by an even larger publicly financed railroad know as the Central Pacific. (Click on the photos to enlarge, full gallery of images at end of post.) Iron horse for commerce As soon as the Sacramento Valley Railroad […]
North Fork Ditch
Posts related to the North Fork Ditch on the North Fork of the American River.
Historic North Fork, Rose Spring Ditch in Granite Bay and Folsom
The new Rose Spring Ditch wound around the hill sides of the current Folsom Lake Estates and required two siphons.